Garment hanger



April 7, 1931. KANQWITZ 1,799,690

GARMENT HANGER Filed Oct. 13, 1930 4 LVENTOR,

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Af-roRNEY Patented Apr. 7, 1931 LENA KANO'WITZ, OF NEW 2033,18. Y.

GARMENT HANGER Application filed October 13, 1980. Serial No. 488,207.

My invention relates to garment hangers and refers particularly to articles of this character adapted for the retention of garments therein whereby they are prevented from accidental removal.

Garment hangers usually consist of two outwardly directed arms, which are inserted intodtgo portions of the garment to be susn e r It is evident that devices consisting of simply two arms, without special means for retainin the garment, are inefiective to accomphsh their purpose, as an inclination (5)11; tht;f device will allow the garments to o This is a most serious objection as the garment must be most carefull placed upon the device and in removing it om the suspendin hook, or rod, the garment is liable to fafi ofi.

While a garment should be prevented from accidental removal, the device should be of a such construction, that the garment can be most readily removed when desired. p

The importance of devices of an eflective character has been emphasized by the use of so-called wardrobe trunks, in which arments are suspended upon hangers carrie by rods and which during shipment are placed upside down and upon their sides.

Attempts have been made to produce hangers which would effectively meet these requirements but they have not satisfied all of the conditions;

My device, however, overcomes all of these difiiculties and presents a'means whereby a rment ma be suspended free from acci- 52111 .511 disp acement and which may be readily removed when desired. 0

I have found that an L-sha d recess in the hanger arms possesses valua 1e attributes not found in any of the present known devlees.

An L-shaped recess prevents the arment from being accidentally removed, w i e, because of its .formation, a garment can be readil removed without creasing, o r in uring, t at portion of the garment inserted therein. I have furtherfound that devices of my mvention are particularly valuable for use in trunks, es ecially when they carry elements for sprea g the lower portion of the garments, thus retainin them in practically unchanged condition uring shipment.

The novelty and usefulness of my device will be evident upon a consideration of my specification and accompanying drawings illustrating modifications of the device of my invention.

Figure 1 is a front view of one form of my device adapted for use in wardrobe trunks.

Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front view of a modified form of my device; I

Figure 4 is an end view of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a front view of a modified form of my device made of wire.

The particular form of the device of my inventon shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings comprises an arcuate member 10 having the extended head 11 with a hole 12 therein, and two oppositely positioned arms 13, 13', which are extended into the right angled portions 14, 14, and then backwardly parallelwith the arms 13, 13, forming the two branches 15, 15', thus forming the two L-shaped recesses 16, 16. The member 10 is extended into the elongated support'17, which is extended in opposite directlons formin a parallelogram having the sides 18,48, an 19, and the ends 20, 20', thus producing the opening 23. The side 19 is extended into the two projecting ends 21, 21, having the recesses 22, 22'.

One method of employing this particular form of the device of my invention is as follows The device is reversed with the head element 10 upwardly. The upper portion of a garment 24 is then passed into the L-shaped recesses 16, 16", and the lower portion of the garment is passed through the opening 23 and the device reversed, and the recesses 22, 22, placed upon supporting bars (not shown). 2

It will be noted that the garment is thus retained in open position while the L-shaped recesses 16, 16', prevent it from being accidentally displaced from the lower portion of the device.

The particular form of the device of my invention for the support of garments without the addition of the garment spreading element is shown in Figures 3 and 4 which consists of the arm 25, having a rod-receiving recess 26, 26, at each end thereof. The arm 25 is extended downwardly into the support 27, which is extended into the two arms 28, 28, having the L-shaped recesses 29, 29, therein.

In employing this form of my device, the upper portions of a garment are placed within the recesses 29, 29', and the device supported by two rods (not shown) within the two recesses 26, 26'.

In Figure 5, I illustrate one form of my device made of wire which consists of a wire head 30, bent downwardly to form the inclined sides 31, 31, then downwardly 32, 32, outwardly 33, 33', then backwardly 34, 34, forming the L-shaped recesses 35, 35. A supporting hook 36 is attached to the head 30, the plane of the hook being at right angles to the plane of the device.

It will be noted that one of the important elements of my device is the L-shaped recess in the garment supporting element.

This L-shaped recess allows of the easy insertion of the garment portion therein and possesses the particular advantage of allowing the easy removal of the garment portion as to accomplish this it is only necessary to move the garment portion inwardly toward the center of the device when it readily passes upwardly out of the recess. This element 0 my device is of the greatest advantage as the garment can be quickly removed even when it is in the dark.

Further, the L-shaped recesses prevent the accidental removal of the garment therefrom, thus insurin the operation of the device even when it is inclined at an angle.

My invention, therefore, presents an effective, economical and novel means for suspending and retaining article of wearing appare I do not limit myself to theparticular size, shape, material, number or arrangement of parts as shown and described as these are given simply as a means for clearly describing the device of my invention.

What I claim is 1. In a garment han er, in combination, two oppositely extende arms each having an L-shaped recess opening upwardly.

2. In a garment han er, in combination, a supporting member aving an L-shaped recess opening upwardly in each end port1on thereof. I

3. In a garment hanger, in combination, two oppositely extended arms, each arm having an L-shaped recess opening upwardly, a central extending portion to said arms, and

a hollow parallelogram element extending from said extending portion.

4. In a garment hanger, in combination, two oppositely extended arms, each arm having an L-shaped recess opening upwardly, a central extending portion to said arms, a hol-- low parallelogram element extending from said extending portion and a rod-receiving recess in each end portion of said parallelogram element.

5. In a garment hanger, in combination, a central portion, two arms extending oppositely from said central portion, each arm having an L-shaped recess opening upwardly, an extended portion from said central member midway of said arms, two parallel spreading members carried by the end portion of said extended portion and supporting means carried by the parallel members.

6. In a garment hanger, in combination, a central portion, two arms extending oppositely from said central portion, each arm having an L-shaped recess opening upwardly, an extended portion from said central member midway of said arms, two parallel spreading members carried by the end portion of said extended portion and having rod-receiving recesses therein.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 7th day of October, 1930.

LENA KANOWITZ.

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